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Optical fibre gratings as tools for chemical and biochemical sensing

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Optical fibre gratings have recently been suggested as optical platforms for chemical and biochemical sensing. On the basis of the measurement of refractive index changes induced by a chemical and biochemical interaction in the transmission spectrum along the fibres, they are proposed as a possible alternative to the other label-free optical approaches, such as surface plasmon resonance and optical resonators. The combination of the use of optical fibres with the fact that the signal modulation is spectrally encoded offers multiplexing and remote measurement capabilities which the other technology platforms are not able to or can hardly offer. The fundamentals of the different types of optical fibre gratings are described and the performances of the chemical and biochemical sensors based on this approach are reviewed. Advantages and limitations of optical fibre gratings are considered, with a look at new perspectives for their utilization in the field.

Basic configurations of optical fibre gratings: (a) standard fibre Bragg grating; (b) standard long period grating; (c) tilted fibre Bragg grating; (d) etched fibre Bragg grating.

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    F. Baldini, M. Brenci, F. Chiavaioli, A. Giannetti & C. Trono

  2. Department Information Engineering, University of Siena, Via Roma 56, 53100, Siena, Italy

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Baldini, F., Brenci, M., Chiavaioli, F. et al. Optical fibre gratings as tools for chemical and biochemical sensing. Anal Bioanal Chem 402, 109–116 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-011-5492-3

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